MMDA, LTFRB to deploy P2P buses for MRT passengers

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be relaunching point to point (P2P) buses as an alternate mode of transportation to commuters affected by the glitches and breakdowns of the Metro Rail Transit Line Line 3 (MRT-3) system.

Starting February 1, 10 P2P buses will be deployed at the North Avenue and Quezon Avenue stations with passengers to be dropped off in Ortigas and Ayala. They will be charging a fare of PHP15 to be subsidized by the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

The MMDA will also deploy two buses to provide free rides to passengers while the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be escorting them to ensure smooth traffic flow.

We are aiming to have a travel time of one hour for this transport service. We hope that MRT passengers will be availing the P2P buses as an alternate transportation, MMDA Assistant General Manager for Planning Jojo Garcia said in a press conference Monday.

The government has last deployed the P2P buses for MRT passengers in November but this was discontinued due to lack of coordination among the government agencies according to the MMDA official.

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